A Turkish parliamentary delegation on Thursday intently adopted the proceedings of South Africa’s Gaza genocide case in opposition to Israel on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
The delegation, led the parliament’s Justice Committee chief Cüneyt Yüksel, had arrived a day forward of the hearings.
Yüksel stated apart from following the case over the 2 days the hearings are anticipated to final, the delegation would additionally maintain talks with authorities officers, diplomats, human rights teams’ representatives, and authorized professionals from varied components of the world who may also be following the case.
Welcoming the case filed by South Africa, aiming for provisional measures to halt Israel’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Yüksel stated Israel has been escalating its violations of worldwide regulation in Palestinian territories since Oct. 7.
He emphasised the significance of the lawsuit to cease these violations, including that these accountable have to be held accountable below worldwide regulation.
Israel violated the U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide at a number of factors since 1948, Yüksel added.
“Israel’s killing of over 23,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are women and children, in Gaza during this period of more than three months should not go unanswered, and those responsible must be held accountable under international law,” he added.
“After the hearings for interim measures are completed on Friday, we expect the judges to announce their decisions as soon as possible and rule on the requested interim measures,” he stated.
Yüksel highlighted that ending Israel’s assaults could be important for reaching worldwide peace and safety.
Expressing hope that the ICJ trial can be accomplished as quickly as doable, Yüksel highlighted Türkiye’s steady efforts for the reason that early days after Oct. 7 each for the passage of humanitarian support and the institution of lasting peace.
The Turkish delegation additionally contains EU Joint Parliamentary Committee head Ismail Emrah Karayel and Constitutional Committee member Cahit Özkan.
Source: www.dailysabah.com